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FORET OMBROPHILE TROPICALE [3 records]

Record 1 2018-05-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecosystems
DEF

A [forest] consisting of tall, close-growing trees, their columnar trunks more or less unbranched in the lower two-thirds, and forming a spreading and frequently flat crown[, and that] occurs in areas of high temperature and high rainfall.

CONT

Rainforest. Dense forest in an area of high rainfall that varies little with the seasons, especially that in the tropics ... Temperate rainforest occurs in some moist coastal areas; tropical rainforest is more extensive, and is usually dominated by tall, broad-leaved evergreen trees. The tropical rainforest is notable for its rich variety of animal and plant species, including numerous lianas and epiphytes.

OBS

Rainforest occurring within or close to the tropics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écosystèmes
CONT

La forêt tropicale humide est dense, sempervirente, pluristrate, riche en épiphytes et en lianes, d’une très grande diversité floristique. Elle s’étend surtout dans les cuvettes amazonienne et congolaise, et en Indonésie.

CONT

La forêt ombrophile tropicale(ou forêt tropicale humide, ou encore forêt pluviale tropicale) est principalement composées d’arbres sempervirents, qui restent verts toute l'année et ne résistent ni au froid, ni à la sécheresse.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ecosistemas
CONT

El bosque tropical húmedo o bosque tropical lluvioso es el ecosistema terrestre de mayor abundancia de animales y plantas [...] La precipitación es de 1800 a 4000 mm media anual y una temperatura alta. El periodo seco va desde 0 a 2 meses. Es un bosque siempreverde con una densidad muy alta. Se divide en 4 a 5 estratos diferentes.

CONT

Bosque de lluvia tropical. El bioma más complejo de la Tierra, caracterizado por una gran diversidad de especies, alta precipitación pluvial durante el año entero y temperaturas cálidas. El bosque de hoja ancha se mantiene verde durante el año entero.

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Record 2 2011-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
  • Biogeography
DEF

Rain-loving or capable of withstanding much rain, as the plants of the humid tropic region.

CONT

Two main types of forest may be distinguished each occupying about half the forest area: the evergreen forest in the south and south west (the ombrophilous sector), and the semi-deciduous forest (the mesophilous sector) to the north of this.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
  • Biogéographie
DEF

Se dit d’une espèce végétale qui est favorisée par une humidité atmosphérique élevée ou par l’abondance et la fréquence des précipitations.

CONT

Forêt ombrophile, forêt des régions très pluvieuses, dans les zones équatoriale et tropicale humides.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec sciaphile.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Biología vegetal
  • Biogeografía
DEF

Que gusta de los ambientes con lluvia abundante.

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Record 3 1992-12-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Climatology
DEF

One of Köppen's tropical rainy climates; it is sufficiently warm and rainy to produce tropical rainforest vegetation, but it does exhibit the monsoon influence in that it has a winter dry season.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Climatologie
DEF

Un des climats pluvieux tropicaux de Köppen; il est assez chaud et pluvieux pour produire une végétation de forêt ombrophile tropicale, mais sa saison hivernale sèche indique l'influence de la mousson.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Climatología
DEF

Uno de los climas lluviosos tropicales de Köppen; es suficientemente cálido y lluvioso para producir una vegetación de clima tropical, pero su estación invernal seca indica la influencia del monzón.

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